The Story of InventionsThe Story of Inventions documents several key inventions that have had an important impact on the growth of our modern industrialized world. Each chapter is more than a history of a particular invention; it is also the story of the inventors who created these new products and processes. Readers will learn how major inventions came about and how the character traits of each inventor contributed to their success. The second edition includes illustrations that help the reader grasp details regarding important inventions that have changed the way people live. The twenty-one chapters in this book have been divided into four units power, manufacturing, communications, and transportation. Comprehension questions at the end of each chapter will help students evaluate how well they understand the text." |
Contents
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Thomas Edison and the Electric Light | 33 |
Enrico Fermi and the Atomic Age | 39 |
Manufacturing and Production | 51 |
The Invention of Spinning Machines The Jenny The Water Frame and The Mule | 53 |
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin | 67 |
Elias Howe and the Sewing Machine | 81 |
Samuel Morse and the Telegraph | 167 |
Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone | 184 |
Nikola Tesla Guglielmo Marconi and the Radio | 200 |
John Baird and the Television | 205 |
The Invention of the Computer | 213 |
Transportation | 221 |
Robert Fulton and the Steamboat | 223 |
George Stephenson and the Locomotive | 242 |
Cyrus McCormick and the Reaper | 99 |
Henry Bessemer and the Making of Steel | 116 |
Henry Ford and the Automobile | 138 |
Communications | 149 |
John Gutenberg and the Printing Press | 151 |
The Wright Brothers and the Airplane | 261 |
John Holland and the Submarine | 268 |
Goddard Von Braun and Rockets to the Moon | 273 |
Common terms and phrases
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